Asheville On Bikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com Cultivating bicycle culture Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:06:01 +0000 en hourly 1 Make Your Own Repair Stand http://ashevilleonbikes.com/make-your-own-repair-stand http://ashevilleonbikes.com/make-your-own-repair-stand#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:59:51 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1227 No more turning your bike upside down.No more getting your neighbor to hold your bike steady.

Build a repair stand for $30

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]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/the-best-bike-bells/feed 0 The Future of Bike Lanes? http://ashevilleonbikes.com/the-future-of-bike-lanes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/the-future-of-bike-lanes#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:46:49 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1221 Your very own bike lane wherever you ride, projected from your bike. This could be awesome

Read more here

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/the-future-of-bike-lanes/feed 0 Testin http://ashevilleonbikes.com/testin http://ashevilleonbikes.com/testin#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:42:34 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1219 testing one two

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/testin/feed 0 Bike of The Irish 2012! http://ashevilleonbikes.com/bike-of-the-irish-2012 http://ashevilleonbikes.com/bike-of-the-irish-2012#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:17:51 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1140 Read more »]]> It’s on! Fulfill your need to wear an all-green outfit and ride around Asheville on a lovely Spring day: The Bike of the Irish happens Saturday, March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day!

We’ll gather at City Hall at 12:30 and end at the Wedge. We’re expecting hundreds of you fun-loving riders!

Bring some bucks for The Wedge’s thirst quenchers, and we’ll have Ceci’s Culinary Tour cooking afterwards. 10% of all food sales will go to AoB!

RSVP here

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/bike-of-the-irish-2012/feed 0 Bicycle Infrastructure on Charlotte St – Public Meeting http://ashevilleonbikes.com/bicycle-infrastructure-on-charlotte-st-public-meeting http://ashevilleonbikes.com/bicycle-infrastructure-on-charlotte-st-public-meeting#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:27:23 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1134 Read more »]]> Members of the community will have an opportunity to hear from City of Asheville Transportation Department staff about a concept for changing the traffic pattern for the Charlotte Street Corridor between the I-240 bridge and the intersection with Edwin Place at a Community meeting on Mon. Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Jewish Community Center on Charlotte Street.

 

Monday, February 6, 2012

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Asheville Jewish Community Center

236 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801

http://www.facebook.com/events/198601883571865/

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We’re asking your to take five minutes or so to complete this online survey. This will let us know what you’re thinking about Asheville, the cycling community and Asheville on Bikes.

Click here to take the survey

- Thank you!

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/help-aob-plan-for-the-future/feed 0 Confident Commuter: Skills Class for Cyclists http://ashevilleonbikes.com/confident-commuter-skills-class-for-cyclists http://ashevilleonbikes.com/confident-commuter-skills-class-for-cyclists#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:50:37 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1120 Read more »]]> Asheville’s League of American Cyclist-Certified instructors will lead an afternoon class on bicycle commuting skills on Saturday, December 10th. Combining classroom discussions with outdoor biking lessons, the course hopes to increase confidence in cyclists of all levels.

View the class flyer here

Course topics will include:

-Bike and Equipment Choices

-Route Selection & Backup Plans

-Drive Your Bike (Vehicular Cycling)

-Inclement Weather –Be Prepared

-Bicyclist Friendly Workplaces

-Winter Cycling –Gear and Safety

 

Saturday, December 10th

4:30 – 7:00 PM

200 College St

Cost is $10 for course materials

Email BuncombeBikeEd@gmail.com to receive more info 

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/confident-commuter-skills-class-for-cyclists/feed 0 AoB looks to create a better bicycling future in WNC http://ashevilleonbikes.com/aob-looks-to-create-a-better-bicycling-future-in-wnc http://ashevilleonbikes.com/aob-looks-to-create-a-better-bicycling-future-in-wnc#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:42:22 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1116 Read more »]]> As this article in the Citizen-Times reports, the municipalities and stakeholders from Western North Carolina are beginning to craft a Regional Bike Plan, and AoB will be there! The group hopes to connect existing bike plans and bike routes throughout WNC, resulting in a wide web of connectivity throughout our mountains.

The process starts this week with a kickoff event in Waynesville, and we’ll be sure to keep updated with the goings-on. Visit the French Broad MPO site to learn more, and take the online survey to provide feedback on what kind of bicycle improvements you would like to see in the region.

 

]]> http://ashevilleonbikes.com/aob-looks-to-create-a-better-bicycling-future-in-wnc/feed 0 Ride In the Holiday Parade! http://ashevilleonbikes.com/ride-in-the-holiday-parade http://ashevilleonbikes.com/ride-in-the-holiday-parade#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:24:28 +0000 ashevilleonbikes http://ashevilleonbikes.com/?p=1107 Read more »]]> Asheville on Bikes is getting ready to take the city’s annual Holiday Parade by storm, and you can join us. It’s happening this Saturday, November 19th. Our theme this year is “Rock Through the Ages, Roll Through the Streets, which means we’ll all dress up as an iconic musician, as we ride the streets of the parade route. The parade is actually the first event AoB participated in, and we won an award for best float, so the stakes are high. If that’s not enough, there will be llamas, dancing, prancing, and Santa! Santa! Santa!

Meet us at 10:30am on South Charlotte Street (just east of Biltmore, below the Co-Op and Barleys). AoB is float #14. At 11:00 Am we’ll set off with the whole parade on a short route through downtown. Right after the parade, come to Pack Park to visit with Santa, meet his reindeer, and enjoy some special holiday fun!

RSVP on Facebook

http://www.ashevilleparade.org/

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